eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Jean Piaget, an influential educational theorist who explored the way young children learn concepts, described their cognitive development as progressing by stages toward more abstract thinking. To think about abstract concepts that aren’t immediately tangible to them is a cognitive skill that children do not develop until later.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Projects can be individually completed or a collaborative effort, promoting group work and social skills. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development. Verma’s argument for elementary-level STEM. Data can empower districts to align teaching with student needs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Higher test scores are often used to measure student achievement, but we know true meaning-making and application of skills are measured in different ways. We must equip students with valuable skills, such as how to write effective generative AI prompts, to prepare them for their future careers. This is called access to agency.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has a good summary of why students should consider journeyman trades and vocational schools over college: From Play to Profession: Why Kids Should Discover Skilled Trades For years, the dominant message to young people has been that college is the only pathway to success.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual parties and get-togethers In-person socialization is important for the emotional and cognitive growth of online learners. However, online schooling can still teach students all the skills they need to make friends and become productive members of society. Consider hosting a fun virtual party to get the school year started.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

Providing professional development on cultural competence Effective professional development on cultural competence is essential for equipping educators with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to engage effectively with diverse learners.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2016

In an effort to address the national need to guide more students to STEM careers, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers are developing curriculum which introduces STEM principles during the formative preschool years. Next page: How to combat the idea that STEM education is too challenging for preschool.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments. All online learning requires executive function skills , which allow us to plan, work toward goals, solve problems and be creative.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Despite the evidence that introducing STEM during the pre-kindergarten years supports children’s cognitive development and positive attitudes toward learning and inquiry, there is very little STEM instruction in pre-kindergarten classrooms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Indeed, interdisciplinary training exposes students to many diverse perspectives, which previous studies suggest may lead to more innovative solutions and more powerful cognitive development. No matter the approach, it is urgent that our universities find a way to graduate researchers with interdisciplinary skills and views.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on the greatest challenge of all: Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. You don't become a skilled mountain climber by just reading or watching others climb.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Source: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Academic development is represented by the content areas required on the path toward a high school diploma (e.g., Social emotional development includes interpersonal skills, mindsets like self-efficacy and resilience (coping through and recovering from challenge or adversity).

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2025

Recognizing the role of early numeracy skills in academic and career readiness can unlock transformative opportunities for student success. Early numeracy encompasses fundamental mathematical concepts and skills young learners acquire before formal schooling. For example: Early numeracy is not just about learning numbers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. Reaching Students Digitally The need to improve financial skills and capacities is not unique to any one state or school district. They are looking for better outcomes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2022

A Boost in Cognitive Development. People used to have a negative impression of bilingualism, as early researchers thought that exposure to more than one language led to “mental confusion” among children and caused them to develop performance gaps as they aged.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

There is nothing deficient about the brains of children from poverty; they simply need more practice with the right skills. For years, research has shown that socioeconomic status is associated with differences in school readiness, cognitive development and achievement. Cognitive capacity is a core skill.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

While we often don’t think of ourselves as brain changers, when we teach we have an enormous impact on our students’ cognitive development. Of course, content must be appropriate to students’ age and prior knowledge, but students also need supportive cognitive capacities. Teachers change brains.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Much of the console game market, until recently, didn’t cater to children under 5, in part because at the younger end of this age range, many children don’t have the motor skills needed to maneuver a controller with features like joysticks and multiple buttons. Having that touch interface could lead to a bigger market.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Engaging Young Minds: The Power of Educational Bini Games for Cognitive Growth Cognitive development develops at a surprising rate during a child’s early years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Pima Community College in Arizona offers students Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training instruction—a model that helps students strengthen their math, reading and writing skills while they prepare for a career—only in subjects that lead to jobs with “family-sustaining wages,” such as information technology and construction.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 20, 2024

Despite the widespread use of technology in the classroom, handwriting remains an essential skill for academic success. Cultivating neat penmanship among elementary students can prove challenging since students’ fine motor skills can develop at different stages.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2019

It is the reason that our schools emphasize skills like research and how to navigate disparate information and construct logical arguments. Much of what they consume runs counter to the very thinking skills that schools are working so hard to build. Our schools are inextricably linked to our democracy.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This scene is the result of a national, coordinated program to provide safe, structured play to students and, in effect, instill in them foundational social-emotional skills such as conflict resolution, fairness, leadership and communication. It’s an important skill for people in general to learn, but certainly children from about 10 to 14.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We also know from existing family literacy research that shared reading interventions and home reading programs can enhance children’s linguistic and cognitive development. Research shows that parent engagement in extracurricular activities can, in turn, promote children’s engagement. What if the same principle is applied to coding?

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Time 4 Kindergarten

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fine motor skills are crucial for children's overall development, influencing their ability to perform everyday tasks such as writing, buttoning clothes, and using utensils. Fostering fine motor skills is a cornerstone of development for preschool and kindergarten students. 5 Fine Motor Tools to Use in the Classroom 1.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2020

In an ordinary year, when schools let out for the summer, many students experience learning loss —also known as “summer slide”—where their knowledge retention and cognitive development slows or recedes. Especially at this age, they’re gaining foundational skills. About 230 miles east of Hampshire, in Knoxville, Tenn.,

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Given what we know about teacher retention and/or the cognitive development of young children, this is incredibly dismaying (and not limited to Massachusetts). It also seems to be a harsh indictment of school leaders’ inability to enact research-based (or even common sense) best practices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 3, 2019

It can be brought into the classroom and help to broaden students knowledge and instrumental skills. New Statistics Linking Music Education to Cognitive Development. Jane Sandwood is a freelance writer, editor and former tutor, homeschooler, and mother of two teenage daughters. More on music.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

On one hand, I really want to respect cognitive development, and on the other hand, I also dream to be a proud mom,” Hu says. “I With their advanced degrees and English-language skills, they represent a selective set of perspectives. I think that will be a huge problem going forward.” You just do it secretly,” she says.

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Teach Hub

MAY 24, 2024

From fostering cognitive abilities and emotional resilience to enhancing academic performance and learning lifelong skills, art class provides much more than just a creative outlet. Cognitive Skills Art classes play a critical role in developing a student’s cognitive skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

It’s one of the 2014 category award winners by School and Band Orchestra magazine and the industry standard for teaching band, string, and vocal of all ages and all skill levels. New Statistics Linking Music Education to Cognitive Development. If you’ve tried them, let me know what you think in the comments section.

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Teach Your Kids

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The conversation highlights the cognitive benefits of skill-based, non-motor-dependent games and how gaming helped shape the entrepreneurial skills of leaders like Tobi Lütke (Shopify) and Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn). Games are evaluated for their educational value and cognitive development potential.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

He believed children’s cognitive development and scientific thinking grew through stages of self-constructed knowledge structures—and that they need to actively work through exploratory activities that allow them to discover and construct their own world. In his view, there was hope for every child. Learning Stories.

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Brown Bag Teacher

MARCH 6, 2024

They enhance counting skills, boost mathematical fluency, and provide a practical resource for problem-solving and reinforcing key math concepts. As students become faster in completing the chart (many times it initially takes 25-30+ minutes to complete the chart, while only 10-12 minutes when they have mastered the patterns/skill).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the first place. The resultant randomized controlled trial, “ Boosting Parent-Child Math Engagement and Preschool Children’s Math Skills ,” tried to hoist up the math skills of children ages 3 through 5 in Chicago.

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